I got the go-ahead yesterday to tell my team about our plans. FINALLY. My boss, HR, the CEO, and the CFO are all being supportive. (I haven’t spoken to the CEO and CFO, so I don’t know HOW supportive they are, but that’s irrelevant now.) Yay! So I wrote some notes yesterday, was nervous all morning, and met with Ben (my senior guy) just before lunch, where I blurted it all out with no regard for my notes. Luckily, he understood what I was saying and doesn’t have any immediate concerns. He’s the linchpin – where his mood goes, the team’s mood follows, so I need him to be positive about it, and he was! Not over the moon, but why would he be? I just need him to NOT think it’s a disaster.
So then I went to Wegmans to buy cupcakes so I can bribe the rest of the team into contentment when I tell them at our weekly meeting in….less than 90 minutes. Updates to come. Hopefully very boring updates.
Update: They’re fine! They were outwardly supportive, at least, after they made sure I was NOT leaving them and they were NOT getting a new boss. Which is sweet of them.
SO relieved.